Irony
Irony is the use of an expression, which is often mildly sarcastic or humorous,
to express the opposite of its literal meaning.
Examples:
 That is
just what I needed. (i.e., It isn't.)
I am so glad
it has started raining. (i.e., I'm not.)
An ironic event is one that occurs seemingly in mockery of the
circumstances.
Examples:
James
Bellamy, who has campaigned for years against the Dangerous Dogs Act, was
hospitalised after a vicious attack by his neighbour's dog.
Mr Paul Jones
arrived too late to chair a town-planning meeting due to the roads being grid locked
with traffic.
See also:
Glossary of grammatical terms
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